Record Details
| HER Number: | 02802/01 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Cantley - Bessecarr Roman Pottery Kilns, Doncaster (East Group) |
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Summary
Roman Pottery kilns dating to the third and fourth centuries AD have been excavated at Cantley, Doncaster
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FSY153 - POT (Undated)Full Description
<1> Thirty-nine Roman pottery kilns were discovered during the construction of a housing estate between the Great North Road between 1953 and 1957. All the kilns are now covered by the housing estate, and there are no visible remains.
<2> Cantley kilns east group is comprised as follows.
Kilns 4,5,6 and 20, Acacia Road. All these kilns dated to the mid/late 2nd century except No 20 which is dated to the late 2nd/3rd century; all produced greyware.
Kiln 7, Birch Road. A pear shaped kiln, dated to the first half of the 4th century, it produced mortaria and imitation Samian.
Kiln 8, Birch Road,. Dated to the mid to late 2nd century, it produced mainly greywares.
Kiln 13, South of Acacia Road, It produced greyware.
Kiln 17, found in Acacia Avenue. Mostly destroyed before excavation.
Kiln 19, Maple Ave. Destroyed before excavation.
Kiln 21, NE side of Lilac Grove,. Mostly destroyed during building work, it produced greyware.
Kilns 22/3, East of Birch Road dated to the mid/late 2nd century, it produced greyware.
Kiln 25, East of Birch Road,. Possibly dated to the mid/late 2nd century, it produced greyware.
Kilns 26-29, Birch Road/Acacia Road,. Damaged during pipe laying, they produced greyware.
Kiln 35, St Peters School, Pottery kiln dated to the late 3rd/4th centuries, it produced greyware.
<3> <4> Kilns 4-8 and 13,17,19-25 in this vicinity.
<5> Pottery Report for kilns 9-25 was written by S.M. Creegan and published in 1956.
For overview of the Doncaster pottery industry see PIN 04930. See also Cantley kilns North Group (00708/01), South Group (PIN 01814/01) and the 5 kilns excavated by Buckland and Magilton in 1974.
<1> Buckland, P.C., Magilton, J.R. & Dolby, M.J., 1980, The Roman Pottery Industries of South Yorkshire. Britannia, Vol. 11, 145-164., p. 145 (Article in serial). SSY351.
<2> National Monuments Record, National Monuments Record Pastscape Database (Web Resource). SSY1877.
<3> Magilton, J.R., 1977, The Doncaster District: An Archaeological Survey (Monograph). SSY96.
<4> South Yorkshire Archaeology Service, c1974-c2003, SMR Card (Unpublished document). SSY213.
<5> Creegan, S.M., 1956?, The Romano-British Excavations at Cantley Estate, Doncaster: The Pottery from Kilns 9-25 (Article in serial). SSY1878.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SSY351 - Article in serial: Buckland, P.C., Magilton, J.R. & Dolby, M.J.. 1980. The Roman Pottery Industries of South Yorkshire. Britannia, Vol. 11, 145-164.. Britannia XI 1980. p. 145. |
| <2> | SSY1877 - Web Resource: National Monuments Record. National Monuments Record Pastscape Database. www.pastscape.org. |
| <3> | SSY96 - Monograph: Magilton, J.R.. 1977. The Doncaster District: An Archaeological Survey. single volume. |
| <4> | SSY213 - Unpublished document: South Yorkshire Archaeology Service. c1974-c2003. SMR Card. Indexed according to PIN Number. |
| <5> | SSY1878 - Article in serial: Creegan, S.M.. 1956?. The Romano-British Excavations at Cantley Estate, Doncaster: The Pottery from Kilns 9-25. |
Related records
| 00708/01 | Part of: Cantley-Bessecarr Roman Pottery kilns (North Group) (Monument) |
| 04930 | Part of: The Doncaster Roman Pottery Production Area (Place) |
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